Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment) Share this | Hansard source

I understand the member for McPherson is concerned, as is her constituent from Central Engineering, about over-inflated electricity bills—about puffed-up electricity bills—and we are determined to do something about over-inflated electricity bills. Let me make this point: Central Engineering has been hit with a $3,000 impact—on the best advice that we have available—precisely because of the carbon tax, which those on the other side of the chamber say they are opposed to but which those on the other side continue to support through their votes and their actions.

But Central Engineering is not alone. Central Engineering is one of tens of thousands of small businesses around Australia affected by the carbon tax. The Australian Industry Group has noted that approximately 14½ per cent represents the average increase in energy costs as a result of the carbon tax for their manufacturing businesses.

Mr Albanese interjecting—

It is great to hear from you! You wanted a zero carbon tax. Captain Zero, over there, is back. He wanted a zero carbon tax, but for six months. What a great achievement—

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